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Grigoris Afxentiou
Second Lieutenant Grigoris Afxentiou | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Γρηγόρης Αυξεντίου |
| Birth name | Grigorios Pieris Afxentiou (Γρηγόριος Πιερής Αυξεντίου) |
| Nickname(s) | Zidros (Ζήδρος) |
| Born | 22 February 1928 Lysi, British Cyprus |
| Died | 3 March 1957 (aged 29) Lazanias, British Cyprus |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Greece |
| Service |  Hellenic Army EOKA |
| Years of service | 1949-1953 (Hellenic Army) 1955-1957 (EOKA) |
| Rank |  Second Lieutenant |
| Commands | Second-in-command of EOKA |
| Battles / wars | Cyprus Emergency |
| Other work | Taxi driver |
Grigoris Pieris Afxentiou (Greek: Γρηγόρης Πιερής Αυξεντίου; 22 February 1928 – 3 March 1957) was a Greek-Cypriot insurgent leader who led campaigns against the British colonial government as a member of EOKA. He was second-in-command to general Georgios Grivas and used the pseudonym Zidhros (Ζήδρος), the name of a famous 18th-century brigand.[1]
- ^ Πάνος Ζήδρος (d. ca. 1750), see Claude Fauriel, Chants populaires de la Grèce moderne. Chants historiques (1824), "La Noce du Fils de Zidros et La Mort de Zidros", 65ff.
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